Chinese Activists Set up Party That Wants Independence For Shanghai
Overseas activists have set up a party to campaign for independence for Shanghai, in a move likely to be anathema ...
Indian Rupee Falls to All-time Low Against Dollar
NEW DELHI - The Indian rupee fell to an all-time low Tuesday against the U.S. dollar amid worries that Turkey's ...
South Africa's Rand Falls to 2-Year Low As Turkey Rout Spreads
JPHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand plunged more than 10 percent to a 2-year low against the dollar early on Monday ...
Zimbabwe Waits as Presidential Poll Challenge Delays Inauguration
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe is at a tense standstill as the presidential inauguration has been delayed due to the opposition's legal ...
Collusion probe blamed for Brennan’s clearance being axed
WASHINGTON, U.S. - Hounded by the intensifying Russia collusion probe being led by the Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the U.S. ...
Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations turn deadly
KARACHI, Pakistan - As Pakistan marked its 72nd Independence Day, several cases of aerial firing recorded across the country left ...
Explosion on Indian oil tanker off Oman, two casualties
MUSCAT, Oman - An Indian oil tanker, MT Desh Vaibhav suffered an explosion off the coast of Oman, with three ...
Kabul student centre attacked, death toll revised to 34
KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber struck a student education centre in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Wednesday, leaving dozens ...
U.S. slams new sanctions on firms helping North Korea
WASHINGTON, U.S. - In a bid to punish companies that have been providing North Korea with revenue streams in violation ...
Trump slams witch hunt and those investigating it
WASHINGTON, U.S. - In a fiery day on Twitter, the U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at his regular targets ...
Pakistan warns Twitter to block offensive content
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan has issued a stern warning to popular microblogging site, Twitter to either block “offensive content” or ...
Uber hires former NSA official to lead firm’s security
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - Nine months after Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi fired the company’s head of security, Joe Sullivan over the ...
Vienna topples Melbourne as world’s most liveable city
VIENNA, Austria - Breaking Melbourne’s seven year record, the Austrian capital, Vienna was crowned the world’s most liveable city, in ...
Longtime Netflix CFO David Wells to step down
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - After completing 14 years with the company, during which time Netflix recorded massive growth, the streaming giant’s ...
Ticketmaster asked to shutdown controversial resale websites
LONDON, U.K. - Following warnings of a crackdown by the country’s competition watchdog, Ticketmaster U.K. has now decided to shut ...
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Medical Staff Abandon Hospitals in Cameroon's Troubled Region
BAMENDA - Medical staff are fleeing hospitals in Cameroon's troubled English-speaking regions after attacks this month left several nurses dead ...
Mali President Wins Presidential Runoff Vote in Landslide
Incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali has won a landslide victory in the West African nation's presidential runoff election. ...
Zimbabwe Court to Hear Opposition Election Challenge Aug. 22
HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition say the Constitutional Court will hear the opposition's challenge to the presidential ...
Ugandan Pop Star, Government Critic, to Face Military Court
KAMPALA, UGANDA - A pop singer and prominent critic of Uganda's government was due to face a military court Thursday ...
Aussie Test captaincy still up for grabs: Warne
Melbourne [Australia], August 16 (ANI): Former leg-spinner Shane Warne has said that Australia's Test captaincy and vice-captaincy positions are still ...
Libya Court Sentences 45 to Death over 2011 Killings
TRIPOLI - A Libyan appeals court on Wednesday sentenced 45 people to death by firing squad for killings committed in ...
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...